Edexcel C2 — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

7. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Fig. 1 shows part of the curve \(C\) with equation \(y = \frac { 3 } { 2 } x ^ { 2 } - \frac { 1 } { 4 } x ^ { 3 }\).
The curve \(C\) touches the \(x\)-axis at the origin and passes through the point \(A ( p , 0 )\).
  1. Show that \(p = 6\).
  2. Find an equation of the tangent to \(C\) at \(A\). The curve \(C\) has a maximum at the point \(P\).
  3. Find the \(x\)-coordinate of \(P\). The shaded region \(R\), in Fig. 1, is bounded by \(C\) and the \(x\)-axis.
  4. Find the area of \(R\).